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Tuesday, 14 June 2016

14th June

Confirmation that the micro moth on Saturday night was
indeed Prochoreutis
myllerana, the first record
for vice-county 65 (North-west Yorkshire) and one of less than a dozen records
for the whole of Yorkshire.

It also emphasises how rich the Magic Garden’s tiny remnant
of fen is. Imagine how good it would be if this could be extended (and also how
fantastic the habitat must have been when the whole of Ainderby Bottoms was marshland).

I have started to notice some of the other insects here too although
from a base of almost non-existent knowledge. This striking creature is a
species of Scorpion Fly…

And this is Heliophilus pendulus, a rather distinctive species of
hoverfly..

Birds on the other hand have been harder work although
everything was in fine voice this evening in a late burst of sunshine…

and in abjectly failing to photograph swifts this evening I
did at least capture this cloudscape...

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" Men that undertake only one district are much more likely to advance natural knowledge than those that grasp at more than they can possibly be acquainted with ; every kingdom, every province, should have its own monographer."Gilbert White — The Natural History of Selborne.This blog covers the birds and other wildlife in the parish of Ainderby Steeple, North Yorkshire.